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OverviewThis title was first published in 2001: During the last twenty years government rhetoric in the UK has increasingly advocated that statutory health and social care services should regard and treat recipients as 'consumers' in the same way as companies and organizations in the private sector. This involves a considerable cultural change on the part of both service providers and their clients, and this timely study explores the extent to which such a cultural change is actually taking place in British society. The utilization of welfare services by a sample of people aged 70 and above on discharge from inpatient care and in a short period afterwards is examined as a critical testbed for key components of consumerism, including participation, representation, access, choice, information and redress. The book explores not only the extent to which opportunities are being provided for users to play an active role in their care, but also their degree of willingness to assume such a role. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kathryn Roberts , Tom ChapmanPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138631045ISBN 10: 1138631043 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 28 January 2019 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews'The increasing prominence of the older age groups in society needs to be recognised.A Roberts and Chapman focus on a critical test for the NHS - how do the elderly users of health and social care services fare?A This well-written study usefully identifies how different categories of people adopt different active roles in their own care.A Interestingly, the study implicitly challenges the significance of age .' Professor Keith Soothill, Lancaster University, UK Author InformationTom Chapman is Director, Centre for Health Research & Evaluation, Edge Hill College of HE. He has wide teaching experience in British higher education He has extensive publications in the care of the elderly and mental health. In the last 5 years he has authored over 20 books, research reports and monographs in the field of health services research. A previous co-authored book for Ashgate is Growing Old and Needing Care: An audit of the health and social care needs of the elderly (1995). Kathryn Roberts is Research Fellow at Centre for Health Research & Evaluation, Edge Hill College of HE. An experienced researcher in health and social care and nursing. She has published several journal articles on care of the elderly. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |